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Plan to transform aluminium supply chain gets £3.4 million from UK government

Envirotec Magazine

Plans to revolutionise the aluminium supply chain in the UK have been supported by a £3.4 The facility will also use post-consumer metals, replacing the conventional primary based supply and greatly reducing emissions. million grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).

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Why nature is the next frontier for sustainable business

GreenBiz

Nearly 1,000 companies are signed up, along with spin-off platforms such as the recently launched SME Climate Hub , which will help companies tackle their challenging Scope 3 emissions, particularly within their supply chains. The guidance has been reviewed by 65 people from businesses, consultancies, NGOs and academic institutions.

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Urgent action on carbon measurement needed, according to academic group

Envirotec Magazine

The authors say the result is a lack of understanding, obscuring the true impact of infrastructure projects on carbon emissions. The coalition believes a common industry-wide approach is essential to the availability, quality and transparency of data, underpinning initiatives to achieve net-zero carbon by 2050.

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Toyota Joins The Water Council's WAVE Program

3BL Media

With today’s water challenges, all companies should follow Toyota’s lead in addressing water risks and impacts at their facilities and in their supply chains.”. Toyota’s Environmental Challenge 2050 sets six goals to achieve zero carbon and have positive environmental impact.

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A Framework for Companies That Want to Avoid Greenwashing

B the Change

Our guidance comes from recently published research that reviewed academic and practical guidance on greenwashing and legal frameworks in the EU, United Kingdom, and United States. A company might set a goal of net zero carbon emissions and pursue it through carbon offsets. Greenwashing can be hard to spot.

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Study shows most promising well-to-tank routes for hydrogen

Envirotec Magazine

The work identifies the greenhouse gas emissions associated with each hydrogen supply chain pathway, based on technologies available today, as well as those expected to be commercialised in the medium-term such as offshore electrolysis, gas reformation with carbon capture and storage (CCS) and waste gasification with CCS.

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How My Green Lab is cleaning up R&D

GreenBiz

As for the overuse of single-use plastics, the University of Exeter estimated that academic researchers produced plastic waste equivalent to 5.7 Reducing waste and energy in its labs aids AstraZeneca’s sustainability targets, issued a year ago, of zero carbon emissions by 2025 and negative carbon emissions by 2030 across its value chain.

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